Alex Morgan retires knowing women's soccer is in 'an amazing place'
Alex Morgan walked into her retirement news conference Friday thinking she'd be the only player there from the San Diego Wave.
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Simone Biles gets Bears gear after facing backlash from Chicago fans for Packers jacket
Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, Kevin Wildes and Eric Mangini reveal the first edition of Upset Alert of the 2024 season, featuring the Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Bucs and Buffalo Bills.
Alex Morgan: Top 5 moments of her legendary USWNT career
Alex Morgan's shocking announcement Thursday that she is retiring from soccer officially marks the end of an era for the United States women's national team. Morgan, who also announced she is pregnant with her second child, will play her final match for her NWSL club team San Diego Wave on Sunday.
Hollywood factor will help LA deliver best Games ever, says boss
PARIS : Los Angeles cannot compete with the iconic landmarks of the Paris Olympics but LA28 Games organisers are confident the Hollywood factor and the American city's identity will help them raise the bar when they host the event in four years' time.
Alex Morgan happy retiring with women's soccer in 'amazing place' - ESPN
United States women's national team great Alex Morgan said Friday that she's happy with her upcoming retirement after helping women's soccer land in «an amazing place.»
Neeraj Chopra Books Diamond League Finale Spot With 4th Place Finish
India's two-time Olympic medal-winning javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra has qualified for this month's season finale of the prestigious Diamond League after finishing fourth in the overall standings at the end of its 14 series meetings across the world. The season finale will be a two-day affair on September 14 and 15 in Brussels. Chopra accumulated 14 points from his two second-place finishes in the one-day meets held in Doha and Lausanne. He skipped the last series meet in Zurich on Thursday.
"Un-Australian": Australia Swimming Coach Sacked For Supporting Another Team
Swimming Australia on Friday sacked a member of its Olympic coaching staff, saying he caused serious reputational damage by supporting a rival South Korean athlete racing against his countrymen. Coach Michael Palfrey caused a stir when he said he hoped Kim Woo-min -- who he coached at one point -- would win the men's 400m freestyle instead of two Australians. Head coach Rohan Taylor said Palfrey's actions were "un-Australian", but the team did not sack him at the time because it would be too disruptive.
Paris to name sports venue after dead Ugandan Olympian Cheptegei
The French capital will pay tribute to Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who was set on fire by her boyfriend, by naming a sports facility in her honour, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Friday.